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Web inventor gets Queen's honour

The inventor of the world wide web has been awarded the Order of Merit, one of the UK's most prestigious honours.

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Microsoft unveils patch package

Windows users are being urged to install the June package of security patches from Microsoft.

The security update contains six patches which close 15 vulnerabilities found in a variety of Windows programs

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Google cuts data retention times

Google is to cut the length of time it holds users' personal search data.

The move comes in response to a data protection group that wrote to the firm questioning its privacy policies.

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Design boost for European rover

The European Space Agency (Esa) is pushing forward with its design for a rover mission to send to Mars in 2013.

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Ancient Rome brought back to life

Ancient Rome has been brought back to life through a unique digital reconstruction project, said to be the world's biggest computer simulation.

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Digital divide is still there

"Opportunity for all is a cruel myth," said Lord Puttnam, warning that technology, rather than opening up learning, could be reinforcing social divisions.

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Google backs green computer plan

Search engine giant Google and US semiconductor firm Intel have thrown their weight behind a massive scheme to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

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FBI tries to fight zombie hordes

The FBI is contacting more than one million PC owners who have had their computers hijacked by cyber criminals.

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YouTube to test video ID software

Internet video site YouTube is to test a new video fingerprinting technology to address copyright concerns.

The software will identify unique attributes in video clips and could be used to prevent copyrighted clips from being uploaded without permission

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Computer crash hits space station

Russian computers controlling the International Space Station's (ISS) orientation and supply of oxygen and water have failed, Nasa officials say.

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Zimbabwe's bugging bill condemned

Zimbabwe's internet providers have strongly condemned the bill passed this week to allow the government to monitor e-mails and other communications.

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Bringing art to life in print

Some of the world's most advanced printing technology has helped bring priceless art to the streets.

Life-size reproductions of masterpieces from the likes of Constable and Da Vinci have been unveiled across central London.

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Microsoft to reflect UK dialects

A Microsoft project to create downloadable dictionaries to reflect the UK's rich local dialect heritage is drawing to a close.

Users around the UK have been asked to submit their favourite regional dialect words

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London leads in city wi-fi race

London has taken the title of top wi-fi city according to a survey.

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Smart clothes to monitor health

European scientists are developing clothing which they say will be able to monitor your health.

The "intelligent textiles" contain embedded sensors designed to monitor body fluids such as blood and sweat.

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Google's e-mail for universities

Google is expanding its empire into universities - with entire campus e-mail networks switching over to using Google's e-mail service.

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Yahoo's China policy rejected

Yahoo shareholders have rejected plans for the company to adopt a policy that opposes censorship on the internet.

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Web tool to help survivors cope

Web technology may soon help survivors cope in the wake of a natural disaster.

US researchers are developing a peer-to-peer system that aims to make it much easier to ensure survivors get what they need to re-build their lives.

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Apple announces Windows browser

Apple has launched a version of its web browser Safari for Windows, competing head to head with Microsoft's Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox.

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